The Best Thing You Can Do To Prevent Your Battleship From Breaking Her Mooring Lines

[@Lando_P1]

My battleship was delivered this morning. I’m so glad I found this video. Thanks

[@ZGryphon]

FedEx lost mine. :/

[@ivanskirchak4935]

@@ZGryphon I believe it. 😂

[@chrisb9960]

@@ZGryphon A lot of that going around.

[@Its-Just-Zip]

@@ZGryphon yours was shipped with FedEx? Mine was shipped with DHL

[@silmarian]

I ordered one from Amazon, but it turns out it's an Awoi battleship. Not at all the same thing, turns out.

[@fredinit]

Ryan - Cut them to length, grab a 1/8" drill bit and a cordless drill and punch opposing holes every inch down the length. Faster installation, look nicer, etc. Have volunteers prep a bunch of hose below deck - roll it out down Broadway, slit and drill it, and roll it back up. Cut off what you need when you need it and bob's your uncle.

[@BluestedSRT4]

Smart. Upon install, I would temporarily zip tie them in place whilst I sewed them.

[@jpotter2086]

Would it need grommets, or does the material hold up fine w/o 'em?

[@F-Man]

As the owner of two 1:700 scale Iowa class battleships, this is incredibly helpful information!

[@studinthemaking]

how many feet is that?

[@Tenshi-Takodachi]

@@studinthemaking about 1’3”

[@klsc8510]

I have two unbuilt Iowa's, the New Jersey and Missouri. I have many other US and Japanese battleships built along with carriers, light and heavy cruisers and destroyers. All are in 1/700 scale. Now that I know how to moor them, maybe I should get busy and build them!!!

[@leokim2998]

Mooring lines might be more helpful with the 1:350 scale... you may need chafe gear for that... I don't think you will need the Kamikoto Knives. "Used by Michelin Chefs and Battleship curators everywhere."

[@catsupchutney]

You need to get in touch with a model railroad fire department.

[@johngallus1735]

I’m glad to see that the New Jersey is getting sponsors, Ryan does a wonderful job

[@rorypenstock1763]

I'm a little disappointed to see him shilling for this particular company, though. I guess they don't have much of a choice of sponsors. But it means more funding for the museum, so I guess it's worth it.

[@JoshuaC923]

@@rorypenstock1763 yup,a skipable ad and the battleship gets some needed funds is ok to me

[@neurofiedyamato8763]

@@rorypenstock1763 The company is a scam unfortunately.

[@MasterChiefBazzle]

It's been great seeing Ryan become more comfortable in front of the camera and delivering the information, it's gone from merely informative to entertaining. Keep up the great work!

[@alexandrosmograine3094]

The love and dedication that this man has is something truly amazing. Large amount of private benefactors became such due to the effort of this man. Huge respect for taking care and maintaining this historic treasure.

[@pbyguy7059]

Oh good! This is forever happening to me. My battleship budget is really getting out of hand.

[@robertschultz6922]

it doesnt have to be a battleship. Maybe you have a aircraft carrier

[@pbyguy7059]

@@robertschultz6922 I would have one if I didn't have to replace so many BBs!!

[@philipeby5418]

I hear ya man

[@F-Man]

Actually, a cool idea for another installment in the “caring for your battleship” series might be something about, for want of a better term, service intervals. What were some regular maintenance tasks that needed to be done to keep the ship in ship shape (I’m sorry). How often does she need an “oil change” or a “tune up” and the like? Seriously - things like maintenance schedules for the propulsion and electrical plants, how often would they holy stone the main deck, who checks if the navigation lights need changing, etc. Might be interesting!

[@ZGryphon]

This is almost a variation on the classic Japanese knife advertisements, although Ryan forgot to show us whether the knife could still slice a tomato after cutting up the fire hose.

[@richardmillhousenixon]

Probably because it couldn't, they're made out of the worst grade of stainless steel for knives

[@BSCMikey]

They do make 3.5” 4” 5” diameter fire hose !! And you can use liquid ivory soap as a lubricant It works with chaffing lines and nylon braid on braid rope with my 1880’s 4 masted schooner (fyi its 285’ long)

[@jg2072]

As a wildland firefighter who tested alot of hose, this is a common use for old hose. We used it on fixed tow chains on our fire control dozers and many other places. Glad a local fire department was able to share some with you. BTW what you have is double jacketed hose. Rubber lining and woven exterior.

[@kotori87gaming89]

We still use old fire hoses for chafing protection today. I helped prepare and install these things on shore power cables when we pulled into Souda Bay, since they did not have proper shore power cranes. Every sailor takes pride in the sharpness and strength of their pocket-knives, but that old hose laughed off almost every blade we tried.

[@CAPNMAC82]

Her is where the caring and polite tutelage of a Bo's'n come in handy. Attention to School Call: You are meant to have [expletive] feet of [expletive] of marline at [expletive] hand. Them you [expletive] use the [expletive marline in a raft of [expletive] seizings (like an [expletive clove] hitch and several [expletive] rolling hitches) to hold the [expletive] serving fast to the [epletive] mooring line. Then, you make up the [expletive] stitching in batches, striking down the [expletive] marline as you go.

[@brolohalflemming7042]

If I ever inherit a battleship, I've got a palm that's older than the New Jersey. Inherited from my grandfather, who used to be a shipwright. Made from thick rawhide with a dimpled metal plate in the socket, and apparently over 200yrs old. And very handy for any time I need or want to try and stitch through canvas or leather. Never tried darning firehoses with it though.

[@Wabbitsw]

Just want to say thank you for wearing all the hats you're having to wear. You and your team are doing an amazing job. Thank you!

[@vixenraider1307]

I would love to see you guys get sponsored by world of warships legends and get battleship New Jersey in the game and Ryan as a commander!!!!!

[@js19861234]

Kamikoto knives are made of the cheapest knife steel there is. They will work as long as you keep them sharpened but they make it seem like the knives are made from premium steel and their price point reflects that.

[@gonnagetya1433]

Before sewing, I would lay out the hose on a plank and drill holes with a small drill bit through the edge of both sides, then when you placed it on the mooring line, you could easily sew it in place.

[@LenKusov]

Fire hose is GREAT as chafe resistance for rope, when I did a lot of rock climbing and caving we always had some from the scrap pile at the local VFD for padding the ropes. Usually for cutting it I used tin snips though, seemed to work the best out of all the cutting tools I had at the time.

[@gl309495]

Chipping hammers, needle guns and deck grinders. I was always SOOO happy when they were finished for the day.

[@dennismason3740]

In the late 90s I used thick canvas to make bicycle cases for a few of my didgeridoos. I used a small hand drill to make the holes for the sail thread - pushing the needle through the canvas was too difficult and so the holes made securing the cases a breeze.

[@mokdumoknonsharrall1868]

Topic I'm currently interested in: How much room does an Iowa need to maneuver? Could she come into a shallow bay with a deep enough shipping channel, sail to the commerce docks, or cruise ship harbor, tie up, then later turn around and sail out?

[@aserta]

15 meters or so, but you'd prolly want a well known channel with those kinds of depths.

[@davidheller886]

Have you ever heard the expression.. "turns like a battleship" ?

[@uppishcub1617]

Normally I take issue with sponsorships, but in this case anything's worth it to keep the ship afloat (also those look like genuinely good knives).

[@jerithil]

Actually they are way overpriced, sure they come very sharp but they are not using high quality steel and are actually made in China. They are often worse then buying a decent knife from Target, while being considerably more expensive.

[@uppishcub1617]

@@jerithil oh, good to know.

[@Tuck-Shop]

@@uppishcub1617 Shadiversity done an in depth comparison video. Really good too.

[@aserta]

@@uppishcub1617 Best knife you can buy is the knife that costs you enough money to learn how to sharpen it in relative peace of mind. TLDR, you never buy the best knife first, you buy the best sharpening stone first.

[@johnp2773]

Building / designing a sleeve for the line feels like a cool project for the Industrial design and textile departments at Thomas Jefferson University (formally Philadelphia University ).

[@Jacob-W-5570]

actually cargo ships all aroudn the world use anti chafing gear, and no such specific stuff exists. we also use fire hose that no longer passes requirements, new fire hose is something you have to buy anyway at that point, and the old one gets used again instead of trown out. I doubt any company/ship is willing to spent money on specific chafing gear if you have something that does the job for free

[@johnp2773]

@@Jacob-W-5570 oh ya totally but I was thinking about as a student project. The design student would the form and the textile students would design and make the weave cloth. The school is closeish to the ship and thought it was just a neat project for them.

[@youtubeSuckssNow]

Since its almost Halloween. Can you do a video on spooky stories on the ship or some about sailing in general

[@ssswww]

You would not believe the shit that my state put me through trying to get the title for my Iowa Class Battleship. smh.

[@HeavyHaulKen]

I use fire hose as a trucker to protect chains and straps from chaffing on sharp edges. I use a utility knife to cut it ot a cordless grinder. Tough to aquire fire hose. Gotta keep all the pieces we cut for reuse.

[@marki_mark3410]

So I understand it’s a wear item, but have you tried using a large bench hole punch? Perhaps even press grommets in and use parachorde to sew/ tie it on?

[@Sleep-is-overrated]

I work for at the USS Pampanito submarine (SS 383) in San Francisco, and we do the same thing with our mooring lines. Only difference is that we also have gear on the bollard end of our lines, plus since we use smaller lines we can get our cut up fire hoses to wrap around the whole thing rather than just one side. Regardless, it’s cool to see that we’re not the only ones doing this

[@aserta]

Since it's a rigid element, i would first slide it over a PVC pipe (around 6:40) and then draw a rough spiral on it, then use the knife or some tin snips to cut a spiral out of the hose. Similar to those plastic covers used in wire management in applications like CNC or alike. That would provide a very easy to install piece, but at the same time, it would also require little to secure (less work on your part) because all you need to hold one of these is just one sown line at either end of the part, very much like in a CNC cable, we usually have a special cable gland that also hooks unto the cable guard.

[@kevinbreckenridge6729]

Wow! why didn't I think of that? I could have used this tip 2 days ago.

[@Ganiscol]

Mooring Line ✔️ Chafe Gear ✔️ Battleship ❌ 😞

[@DavidSmith-cx8dg]

Sailmakers skills are probably hard to come by nowadays , and the knives looked good . Just basic shipkeeping must be a daunting task on a vessel of this size .It's a tribute to the hard work and dedication of volunteers that the US has managed to preserve so many of them .

[@k9foru2]

They are very expensive and made of cheap steel

[@gaveintothedarkness]

My Iowa class battleship arrives next week, Im so glad I found this video!

[@789train]

zip ties are your friend, cut them off after sewing. lube helps the needle too as does pre punching hole. are those mooring lines dyneema. ? love these kind of videos, thank you for going to the trouble. we also enjoy your 'dry' comments lol

[@kevinbreckenridge6729]

fire hose is tough, we use it to protect hydraulic hoses and wiring looms against chaffing. also a great test for a knife!

[@PlanetaryDefense]

It would be easier to sew the fire hose if you used a stitching awl or even a small hole punch.

[@happyhome41]

I love this. Well done ! There are some girl sailors in the Windjammer fleet up in Maine who could show you a thing or two about fitting chafe gear. Just sayin'

[@michaelfaklis8169]

I would prepare the hose in the machine shop. Put it in a vice and then drill through the hose to make the holes used later for threading. Then I would keep it in the vice to slice the hose. Move the hose as needed to repeat the process of drilling and cutting until the entire segment of hose is prepared. When wrapping it around the mooring line I would wrap some rope around the hose to hold it in place while I threading the hose. Remove the rope that was holding the hose in-place. When you were cutting the hose, I was afraid the knife or your hand would slip leaving you with a bloody mess. Remember; "Safety First".

[@andrewc6602]

I have never seen a sponsorship so closely relate to and intertwine to the content it supported. I guess I have to visit a 2nd time now.

[@Angrymuscles]

Ryan, this means that you now have to do a "Ryan Cooks" episode for us so we can see how well you can manage. After all you do have Casey Ryback to compete with.

[@leokim2998]

He has fried an egg on he deck... neglected to use the "Pam."

[@zoopercoolguy]

On the topic of battleship maintenance, what was the Navy's plan if an Iowa's armor was seriously damaged? Clearly, that's not something that can be procured over night. Did the Navy have a stockpile of armor patches in a warehouse somewhere for the fast battleships?

[@Jimorian]

With the armor for the Iowas being internal, repairing the armor would be a major structural job taking months of drydock work. Not sure how much extra armor they stored away during WWII for this, but it's a HUGE lead time item that's comparable to the guns or steam turbines. I don't think there's even any place left in the world with the tooling to make this type of armor, they'd have to basically retool from scratch. Drachnifel has a good video on battleship armor.

[@dboatube]

great vid. ref the sewing. lay the cut hose out flat on top of a scrap piece of wood, then drill (1/16th or 1/8th inch) holes along the length on each side where u would be pushing the needle thru. then once you wrap the hose over the rope.. you will have pre made holes for the needle to pass thru with ease. this should speed up the process and everyone would join in the work cuz it is now so easy. keep up the good work. PS.. you could even drill the holes before you cut the hose length wise. two holes with each drilling. you would just have to be careful on the LONG cut to stay between the holes. the 1st way might be best.

[@mytech6779]

Use an awl to pre punch holes in that rubber an canvas, as common in leather working. Probably still need the sailmakers' palm but worth a try. rubber can be a bugger. Also sailmakers' needles, they have a triangular cross section that reduces friction with thick stacks of canvas.

[@Reverend.John_Ignatowski]

Would love to see your underwater survey work I guess you do on a regular basis

[@jpotter2086]

No topic too obscure or specific for this audience. Love this stuff!

[@troxy18]

Doesnt the machine shop have a drill press for easily poking a series of holes in the piece of firehose?

[@andrewd.1113]

You'd need common sense for that.

[@JoshuaTootell]

My first ship was in Alaska which has HUGE tidal changes. Deck Force had to make line rounds every hour (if I remember right) and make adjustments. More than once I would be called up from the engine room watch on mids to help out if a capstan was down. They went through a LOT of chaffing gear. But damn those guys did some amazing fancy work with all that practice!

[@John-ci8yk]

Doesn't look like no rope I've ever seen before, and in high school back in the 80s we used to have to climb an old Ship Mooring rope to the ceiling in the gym to pass that specific criteria. And no I'm not criticizing, great idea on the use of the old fire hoses. Also the 1980s was a long time ago so I can't even trust my own memory. Thank you for the time and effort you put into your videos, thumbs up.

[@graves74]

The modern mooring lines are double braided synthetic material.

[@John-ci8yk]

@@graves74 thank you, have a nice day.

[@ytlas3]

Hawser - "a thick rope or cable for mooring or towing a ship."

[@dreadpenguinlord340]

Thank you! This kept happening to my battleships and I'd tried everything.

[@Mark13tol]

My first thought, when you mentioned using firehose as chafe gear was also using it as a shilleleigh. I crossed the line quite a few times, being the beauty contest contestant for my division on the first one. I also worked in deck division when I got on my first ship, and I helped to make chafing gear. It is not easy or fun work. That's why generally the lowest rank sailors are doing that sort of work. We usually only put on chafing gear when we knew the ship would be in port for an extended period. It was nice when there was gear we had already used and it had the holes still in it.

[@williamgibb5557]

Well, at least you Ryan have your own ship. Okay it's a BATTLESHIP! You have bragging rights. Thanks for the info.

[@janinewilkinson4894]

A suggestion you could use zip ties or nylon ties term may differ from country to country that would be quicker and easier than trying to sewing the canvas firehose up

[@m1t2a1]

Have you ever heard the song Red Barchetta by Rush? I want that same uncle, and swap the Ferrari for an Iowa class battleship. Deck crew might have some marlin spikes. They're used to make holes for sewing too. They make so many things so much easier.

[@shackamaxon512]

I've always wanted my very own Iowa class battleship

[@paranoidandroid7718]

Am I the only one wondering why Ryan isn't using a awl? Or a punchhole cutter to make holes? Poke around the machine shop, there's got to be an easier way of doing that! Or get a piece of 2x4, a big nail and a hammer...

[@jessekauffman3336]

Love this channel and Ryan you have improved so much over the years

[@brucemccall370]

I would like to see a video about that list the numerous jobs and expenses of maintaining a museum ship.

[@realn_c]

I put in an order for my own Iowa-class, I don't seem to have gotten a response back from the Navy yet though... In seriousness I am now curious, given we're on the topic of battleship care: about how much paint does the ship go through each year, and how much would it take to repaint or re-camouflage the entire thing?

[@ccloutiutube]

Looking forward to the awning sewing video.

[@catsupchutney]

I have read read advice to wash my sailboat lines each year with some fabric softener added to the rinse to reduce wear. I'm not sure about the value of such practice, but I (sort of) see the logic.

[@1mouseman]

Battleships and Hose… a match made in heaven. Even old hose can get the job done.😂

[@ytlas3]

You could also use two needles and one thread and do the Baseball stitch. What you're doing looked like what we used to refer to as the "going home" stitch... anything to make two ends hold together.

[@richardmarble8898]

When we crossed the equator on the U.S.S. America there were many more Pollywigs than Shell Backs I wa one of the former. the Shell Backs Made paddles out of Fire hose. Some things can be recycled that you wouldn't even imagine.

[@seafodder6129]

Consider yourself fortunate. I came aboard Kitty Hawk in the IO about a month after they had crossed the line. So when we went back across the line there were about 200 wogs and 4,800 shellbacks. It was a _very_ long day...

[@richardmarble8898]

@@seafodder6129 When you go over you have to come back unfortunately not a lot of sailors come on ship after deployment. We were scheduled to hit south Africa on the way to our Westpac cruise but skipped it because of apartheid. At the end of deployment we went to Sydney instead so we crossed 4 times. international date line crossings were ignored because they happened so often.

[@SP_EH444]

On my battle ship, I use tin snips to cut fire hose. It's the easiest way I've found. May wanna try it.

[@lonnywilcox445]

Waxing the needle and thread will help immensely with the effort required to push the needle through the hose.

[@billkallas1762]

How about an example of old fashioned rust scraping and painting, repeat, repeat, repeat, repeat. Did they have to do the sides of the ship, while hanging over the deck, while out at sea?

[@denisohbrien]

I dont know about you guys, but I bought a floating drydock for my iowa class battleship. i simply filled it with heavy fuel oil and let the ship float in it. no rust issues. Local environmentalists are somewhat concerned, but thats a them problem not a me problem.

[@beefgoat80]

Would this also work for a lawn chair with helium balloons tied to it? Asking for a friend.

[@VKiera]

I like how he talks about the Battleship like it's a pet, lol

[@mattblom3990]

It kind of is to Ryan, it's like a living thing he takes care of.

[@Andy-ql9wh]

I got to tell ya, that's a hell of a knife

[@dickJohnsonpeter]

I would definitely drill holes instead of trying to punch that needle through all those times. Then you could use thin parachute cord and just string it through. Or the string.

[@carisi2k11]

My late father who was disabled and made a lot of his own modifications to clothes and boots had sewing needles and thread like this.

[@tim3612]

Nice video, thanks.

[@nigozeroichi2501]

Use an awl to make a line of perforations, then it will be easier to lace the chafe gear on.

[@johnson22200]

i need to visit and get a shirt for the USS new Jersey, just realized im wearing my USS Arizona shirt from when i went to pearl harbor

[@chrisb9960]

10:30 Wonder if a drill and paracord would be easier.

[@justinlafollette1799]

Might be easier to use an angle grinder to cut the fire hose in the future we use it to cut Kevlar in the sheet metal trade

[@Ganiscol]

I'd like to see and hear about the most interesting grease points on a Battleship. There must be plenty of machinery that needs to be greased regularly, what are the coolest ones?

[@Ariccio123]

And I won't be satisfied unless he goes through the McMaster-Carr catalogue and tells us what does and doesn't work on a battleship

[@greggweber9967]

While I was in the Navy I walked through a building at Cavite and saw some Marlinspikes laying about as someone was working on a large rope. Any of those on the New Jersey?

[@John_Be]

I have a video idea. You do the overnight trips. Why not do a day in the life video of getting ready for the trip, diring the trip, and what happens after.

[@ac9356]

How did they clean ad maintain the bottom of the boat that’s under the water like getting wildlife off

[@chrisjo2592]

This would also be done on active ships that are laid up for long periods of time.

[@campkohler9131]

At $40k per line, you would think that it would be worthwhile to treat them with compounds that would prevent weathering permanently, say, some kind of penetrating silicone snake oil. Every so often you would goop on some more, and it could be done by unskilled labor with a garden sprayer. Even if the treatment altered the appearance to some non-historical look, it would be worth it for the budget's sake. if I were you, I would lie awake nights until I figured it out.

[@allensanders5535]

it should have a kevlar layer for wear.

[@daniel_poore]

Are you seriously cutting firehose with a $300 set of kitchen knives? Lol, never change Ryan, never change.

[@10thAveFreezeOut]

We're coming to an overnight in April 2023, and we want to meet Ryan!!

[@robertboykin1828]

AND the application of different STUFF to keep the ants, roaches, rats, snakes, and vagabonds, from boarding.

[@JohnRunyon]

That palm protector is neat - in retrospect I shouldn't be surprised it exists (I know the pain of trying to push a needle through repeatedly just from sewing patches on clothes!), but I never knew such a thing existed.

[@jd3497]

Called a sailmakers palm.

[@racerdad6455]

Ryan, have you tried a small dia. hole punch (hit with a hammer) on those fire hoses? I’ve used them on 1/2” rubber and only took a few swings. Then lace it up like a shoe.

[@jacobdill4499]

Have you considered using a hole punch to make larger holes and then lacing up the rub guard with rope?

[@phalcon23]

I just want to know can I also use these techniques on my Aircraft Carrier that I inherited as well?

[@loosehandle1]

Reminded me of the old ginsu knife commercial...

[@captainscarlett1]

I'd have thought whipping it would be easier and neater than sewing it.

[@wotterthose4511]

Thank goodness I found this, my battleship broke her moorings for the third time just this week!

[@ralphdials2354]

First thing I would have to do when I inherit my battleship is find a parking place around Columbus Ohio.

[@warriordragonify]

Loved the FF while cutting, grunting and cursing.

[@jpoplin1]

“Intelligent sea mammals” 😂😂

[@Luckyfeller]

I know that sometimes outside ideas aren't always welcome, But would using some electrical tape to hold it in place while you are sewing it closed help? I know that you said that you would normally have help, but this would maybe help in future?

[@nonna_sof5889]

How long would the mooring lines last well the ship was in service? Does hauling them cause significantly more wear than normal use?

[@Martin.Ferrier]

I’m pretty sure this is a dumb question but … when you inherit an Iowa class battleship, do you get a set of keys? ditto for starting the engines - is it like a car, where you need a key to start the engines?

[@randyogburn2498]

I believe you need the keys to the sea chest to unlock everything & get it going.